Michael Phelps and ADHD WisdomCard™

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  1. WJZ: Michael Phelps Struggled with ADHD As a Child wjz.com - Michael Phelps Struggled with ADHD As a Child
  2. ADDitude: ADHD Parenting Advice from Michael Phelps' Mom | Michael Phelps: An ADHD Enigma additudemag.com - Michael Phelps: An ADHD Enigma
  3. The New York Times: Phelps’s Mother Recalls Helping Her Son Find Gold-Medal Focus (Aug. 8, 2008)nytimes.com - Phelps’s Mother Recalls Helping Her Son Find Gold-Medal Focus
  4. Good Housekeeping: Q&A with Deborah Phelps, Mom of Swimmer Michael Phelps goodhousekeeping.com - Q&A with Deborah Phelps, Mom of Swimmer Michael Phelps
  5. ADHDCentral: The Many Faces of ADHD: Michael Phelps, Olympic Gold Medalist healthcentral.com - The Many Faces of ADHD: Michael Phelps, Olympic Gold Medalist
  6. Edge Foundation: Michael Phelps ADHD is Not an Attention Deficit edgefoundation.org - Michael Phelps ADHD is Not an Attention Deficit
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Research Notes on Michael Phelps and ADHD


Olympic gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at the age of nine.1 Phelps was given medication and had behavior modification for two years before his mother decided to try another form of treatment.2 Phelps' mother opted to use a tight regimen that included swimming and time management to control his ADHD symptoms.1

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  • More than four million children in the United States have ADHD.1
  • Phelps' mother says that even today she can see the signs of ADHD in her son.2
  • Phelps won eight gold medals at the 2000 Beijing Olympics.1

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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 WJZ: Michael Phelps Struggled with ADHD As a Child
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 ADHDCentral: The Many Faces of ADHD: Michael Phelps, Olympic Gold Medalist

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